Walk-in access to electronic resources

Members of the public and visiting staff and students can access a selection of our electronic resources by registering for the 'walk-in access to electronic resources' service.

This service is available on dedicated terminals in most Cardiff University libraries. Check the access arrangements to each library on our locations and opening hours page.

Register for walk-in access

You must register at a Cardiff University library each time you use the service. To register, please bring one of the following forms of suitable identification:

current Cardiff University associate library card

passport/EU national identity card

UK driver's licence

current credit or debit card

utility bill

benefit card or book

bank or credit card statement

NUS or student ID card.

This service operates on a first-come, first-served basis. On the day you plan to visit, we recommend you telephone a Cardiff University library to check availability.

Access the electronic resources

When you have registered, a member of library staff will log you in to the walk-in access service on one of our dedicated computer terminals:

you should then be able to see the Welcome page

click on the Resources tab to access all the resources available.

Please note that you can only search content within individual resources, not the service as a whole.

Please remember:

to use this service you must comply with the copyright regulations and our terms and conditions

you may only access eResources from one of the dedicated computer terminals in the libraries participating in this service

you can search within each resource, but we do not subscribe to all content in each resource

access to particular resources, or access to the service as a whole may be withdrawn at any time.

You may not:

use the service for commercial or business purposes

email or save any search results or articles

access any sites, software or applications (such as Microsoft Office or email) outside this service from this terminal.

Available electronic resources

We offer walk-in access to many different resources for members of the public and visiting staff and students. This includes resources covering multiple subject areas (eg JSTOR, Proquest and Ebscohost databases, SCOPUS, ScienceDirect) and resources covering more specific subjects (eg The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journals, Books and Databases, UK Parliamentary Papers).